Deadline- 1 August 2013
Institute of Current World Affairs has announced two year fellowship program to nurture deep expertise in foreign countries and cultures by supporting a fellow who carries out a program of self-designed, independent study abroad. The goal of this program is to focus on the potential of the candidate and secondarily on the project.
Benefits-
The Institute provides full financial support for its fellows and their immediate families and also provide fellows with sufficient funding to allow them and their families to live in good health and reasonable comfort and to fulfill the purposes of the fellowship.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- It is expected from candidates to have the necessary language skills to allow for them to carry out their proposed project.
- Candidates must be under 36 years of age at the time of the due date for the initial letter of interest. U.S. citizenship is not a requirement, but candidates must show strong and credible ties to U.S. society.
- A proposed fellowship must hold the promise of enriching public life in the United States by enhancing the understanding of foreign countries, cultures, and trends.
- candidates must have the ability to design projects of topical interest, the fellowships are not aimed at covering news events.
- A proposed fellowship must hold the promise of enriching public life in the United States by enhancing the understanding of foreign countries, cultures, and trends.
- Applicants must have a good command of written and spoken English and must have completed the current phase of their formal education.
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